1 | A CountryMusic duo consisting of Music/WynonnaJudd (born Christina Claire Ciminella, May 30, 1964) and her mother Naomi (born Diana Ellen Judd, January 11, 1946 - April 30, 2022), the Judds were one of the biggest duos in the genre for most of TheEighties. |
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3 | The Judds started performing in Nashville, and by 1983, they had been signed to Creator/RCARecords. The label issued a six-song EP titled ''Wynonna & Naomi''. Released as singles from it were "Had a Dream (For the Heart)", a cover of a Music/ElvisPresley BSide, and "Mama He's Crazy", their first #1 hit and the 1984 winner of the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. |
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5 | Their first full-length album ''Why Not Me'' came out later in 1984, and between then and 1990, the two had recorded a total of five albums, one EP, and one GreatestHitsAlbum. They also dominated the ACM and CMA Duo of the Year awards, in addition to racking up a myriad of Grammy Awards through hit songs such as "Why Not Me", "Grandpa (Tell Me 'bout the Good Ol' Days)", "Give a Little Love", and "Love Can Build a Bridge". Most of these songs put Wynonna's throaty voice to the front, delivering twangy traditional country with a modern polish. |
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7 | Due to a combination of CreativeDifferences and Naomi coming down with hepatitis, the Judds broke up amicably in 1991 following a second greatest-hits album. Wynonna spent the rest of her career recording as a solo artist, although she occasionally reunited with her mother for the occasional tour and single. Naomi meanwhile did various television work including sporadic acting roles. |
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9 | Naomi's other daughter is actress Creator/AshleyJudd. |
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11 | !Albums |
12 | * ''Wynonna & Naomi'' (EP) (1984) |
13 | * ''Why Not Me'' (1984) |
14 | * ''Rockin' with the Rhythm'' (1985) |
15 | * ''Heatland'' (1987) |
16 | * ''Greatest Hits'' (1988) |
17 | * ''River of Time'' (1989) |
18 | * ''Love Can Build a Bridge'' (1990) |
19 | * ''Greatest Hits Volume Two'' (1991) |
20 | * ''Big Bang Boogie'' (EP) (2000)[[note]]bonus four-song EP included with early pressings of Wynonna's 2000 solo album ''New Day Dawning''; the song "Stuck in Love" from this EP was a minor hit[[/note]] |
21 | * ''I Will Stand by You: The Essential Collection'' (2011) |
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24 | * BandOfRelatives: Mother and daughter. |
25 | * ChristmasSongs: They recorded a Christmas song titled "Light of the Stable" in 1984, and a rendition of "Silver Bells" which was originally issued on their Christmas album in 1987 but did not chart until 1998. |
26 | * HymnToMusic: "Turn It Loose," about country music specifically. |
27 | * LipstickMark: Occurs in "Have Mercy": "The lipstick on your collar gives your game away / It's strawberry red and mine's pink rosè." |
28 | * NostalgiaFilter: "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days)," in which the singer asks her grandfather to tell her about how uncomplicated and straightforward the world used to be. |
29 | * RecordProducer: All of their material was produced by Brent Maher. |
30 | * RereleaseTheSong: "Change of Heart" and "John Deere Tractor" were originally recorded on their debut album but were reissued in 1988 off a GreatestHitsAlbum, and in 1990 off their last studio album respectively. |
31 | * RomanticHyperbole: "Love Can Build a Bridge" uses over-the-top romantic imagery which provides the page quote. |
32 | * SingerNameDrop: Music/CarlPerkins plays lead guitar on "Let Me Tell You About Love", and Wynonna says "Pick it, Perkins" before one of his solos. |
33 | * SixIsNine: One of their reunion songs was titled "The '90s Was the '60s Turned Upside Down". |
34 | * SongStyleShift: The first 1:05 of "Born to Be Blue" is a slow, bluesy piano intro (which was cut from the radio edit), while the rest of the song is more upbeat. |
35 | * StageNames: Diana became Naomi feeling she was like Ruth's mother-in-law from Literature/TheBible (who also travelled to a foreign country where she eventually had to raise two women by herself), and Wynonna took Naomi's surname and homaged the city of Winona, Arizona given it's namedropped in "Route 66". |
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